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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
CHANDNI DEVI
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- LGD code
- 375530
- Pincode
- 835207
- Post office
- Gumla Bazar
- Population
- 306
- Households
- 55
- Literacy rate
- 43.1%
- Sex ratio
- 987 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 175
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhelwadih compares
By population, Bhelwadih ranks #108 of 119 villages in Ghaghra mandal.
Literacy rate
%
43.1%
−2.0% vs mandal average
Bhelwadih43.1%
Ghaghra mandal45.1%
Gumla district54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
987
−15 vs mandal average
Bhelwadih987
Ghaghra mandal1,002
Household size
people per home
5.6
−0.1 vs mandal average
Bhelwadih5.6
Ghaghra mandal5.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhelwadih at a glance
Bhelwadih is a village of 306 people in 55 households (Census 2011) in Ghaghra block, Gumla district, Jharkhand, the 108th-largest of 119 villages in Ghaghra block. Literacy is 43%, 2 points below the block average of 45% and the sex ratio is 987 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 835207, served by Gumla Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 375530. The sarpanch is CHANDNI DEVI, and the village votes in Mandu assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nirmal Mahto. The population is estimated at 361 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhelwadih · this village | 306 | 43% | — |
| Bimarla · Ghaghra | 1,031 | 43% | — |
| Gutuajokari · Ghaghra | 989 | 43% | — |
| Barrang · Ghaghra | 815 | 46% | — |
| Beyar · Ghaghra | 662 | 28% | — |
| Khukhradih · Ghaghra | 500 | 58% | — |
| Hushir · Ghaghra | 273 | 21% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhelwadih
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GUMLA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 55
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BIMRALA
- Total area (ha)
- 573
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 4.86
- Forest area (ha)
- 368.8
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhelwadih
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bhelwadih
- LGD code
- 375530
- Pincode
- 835207
- Post office
- Gumla Bazar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 306
- Population (projected 2026)
- 361
- Households
- 55
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 987
- Literacy rate
- 43.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hazaribagh
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mandu
- Member of Parliament
- Manish Jaiswal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Nirmal Mahto
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- CHANDNI DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Ghaghra
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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